By the end of 1991 #2230000 was issued; last serial numbers at the end of the last production year (1996) are in the #26xxxxx-range. Nikon F4 (body + DP-20 + MB-20) The basic camera, called Nikon F4, has a handgrip with battery compartment MB-20 (four normal AA-batteries). Since the US D7100 number comes after the initial number for the smaller Japanese market, it makes some sense to 'steal' some of the Japan numbers for the larger US volume. But also oddly, we’re now seeing that a lot of other country serial numbers don't tend to have a 0 as a second digit, which is another departure for Nikon. The Nikon F camera was produced between March 1959 and October 1973. The very first serial number was 6400001 and upon Japanese publications the last serial number was 7451052 (Peter Braczko, Nikon Pocket Book, July 1994, page 4-7: «The last serial numbers of the Nikon F production are 7451048 in chrome and 7451052 in black finish.»). Since the US D7100 number comes after the initial number for the much smaller Japanese market, it makes some sense to 'steal' some of the Japan numbers. But also oddly, we’re now seeing that a lot of other country serial numbers don't tend to have a 0 as a second digit, which is another departure for Nikon.

The Nikon F100 is a 35 mm film-based single-lens reflex camera body introduced in 1999. It is often thought of as a scaled-down version of the Nikon F5, and as a precursor to the Nikon F6. The F100 was discontinued, along with most other Nikon film cameras, in 2006. Nikon still markets two 35 mm film cameras, the F6 and the FM10, the latter is made under contract by Cosina. They can be found at Nikon USA^[1] and at Nikon Japan websites.^[2]

Design and construction[edit]

Seller notes: “ N MINT Lens in BOX Nikon F100 SLR Film Camera + AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D Lens From JAPAN Description ConditionBody: Near MintLens: MINT Serial NumberBody:2153820Lens:3046394 Appearance of the item Appearance is beautiful,tiny scuffs from normal use.It shows signs of use.Please check photos. Optical system 1.

The F100's metering system is a development of Nikon's matrix metering technology introduced in 1983 on the Nikon FA. The meter in the F100 uses a 10 segment light sensor and uses distance information from Nikon D-type and G-type lenses for more accurate exposure calculations when using direct flash.^[3] In addition to matrix metering, the F100 also offers standard center-weighted and spot metering modes.

Also incorporated into the camera is Nikon's Dynamic Autofocus system and a 4.5 frame per second motor drive with automatic rewind. The top motor drive speed can be boosted to 5 frames per second with the addition of the Nikon MB-15 battery pack.

The F100 also provides many features which are common among high-end 35 mm SLR cameras, such as automatic bracketing modes, DX film speed sensing, and custom functions that allow photographers to tailor certain aspects of the camera's operation to the way they work.

During its production run, Nikon replaced the film rewind spool for these cameras due to a manufacturing defect.

References[edit]

1. ^'Nikon | Imaging Products | Film SLR Cameras'. Imaging.nikon.com. Retrieved 2012-06-18.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
2. ^'デジタル・フィルム一眼レフカメラ | ニコンイメージング'. Nikon-image.com. Retrieved 2012-06-18.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
3. ^Rockwell, Ken. 'Nikon Lens Technology -- AF-D, 'D Type' (Distance Information): 1992'. KenRockwell.com. Retrieved July 2016.Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

Nikon F100 Serial Number List For Sale

External links[edit]

Media related to Nikon F100 at Wikimedia Commons

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